English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

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The documents contain notes and essays regarding the poet Spenser and his works, including his relations and influence of and by other poets, his style of poetry, analyses of his Faerie Queen, and The Shepheardes Calendar writings, and various other aspects.

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The material includes three articles regarding the poets and playwrights Beaumont and Fletcher. Two documents are a series of notes on various plays written by the duo, and the third one is written in Italian and appears to be an introduction to their works.

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The article discusses the history of Brian Melbancke and his forms of literature, including his novel Philotimus.

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The documents include notes discussing political allusions within Richard III as well as various possible sources for Richard III along with various other plays found through textual evidence.

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The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, including inspiration and sources for the character of Katherina Molina, connections to other playwrights that may have been an inspiration for Shakespeare. Also included is The Lotus Magazine that discusses the fantasy of The Taming of the Shrew.

Scope and Contents The documents include notes on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, including examinations of his characters and the relationships they have with other characters and their mood throughout the play. Also included is an analysis of Schlegel"s German translation of the play, including how Shakespeare seems to express himself better in German than his native English. It also looks for a possible relationship with between the comic underplot in Twelfth Night and the Jonsonian comic method, and many...

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The documents include a review of the government and judicial system of Venice in order to ascertain how far Shakespeare seems to reflect that system in the Merchant of Venice and Othello and an examination of the financial relations between Roderigo and Iago in Othello.

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The documents contain notes on the life and times of William Shakespeare as well as other papers and essays written on lectures and opinions given from other scholars and authors regarding Shakespeare and all of his writings. Also included is an information booklet about the Shakespeare Club of New York City.

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The materials include several documents discussing aspects of Thomas Heywood's life, including his reputation later in life, his endeavor to popularize history, and the origin of the main plot for his play "A Woman Killed with Kindness."

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The document discuses political movements and advances in throughtout Elizabethan England and how they influenced Shakespeare to add certain political themes into his works to reflect the time.